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Coins

offered by the Colonial Government being apparently surplus

for tender as

to their requirements. the final letter 1763 of this date has been returned with a private note intimating that no letter from this department could be received, unless it had passed through

the Military Secretary and that previous

replies

were made in error.

The Service has therefore deadlock which with all my endeavor

... ...

An

application

for

the

payment

the military Contribution remains

unnoticed and unpaid."

Office or Individual.

Treasury

Hongkong No. 10796

(Subject.)

Supply of Subsidiary Coins

Date.

1876

Sept

Last previous Paper

DOMESTIC.

109

Forwards correspondence between Comptroller and

local Treasury respecting the supply for the year 1876-77

and

Requests explanations as to means adopted by Colony

Indexed

Copy Gov-no=123.

-26

Fireth Gipx- no 136 28 October 1876.

rma. 4 | 76-II & § 1000)

(Minutes.)

I have looked at the Gazette:

there

is nothing more in it than is appeal here.

I wrote last week, enquiring

of Cecil Smith

whether

he

was

unable to supply.

Perhaps if we allowed his Charge

he might supply

GW Sept 5.

I have spoken to Mr Cecil Smith

about this.

He cannot understand

what is meant

by calling for tenders for this supply.

They have always

supplied the Coinage

to the Control Officer & anyone made a difficulty when it was resident.

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Coins offered by the Colonial Government being apparently surplus for tender as to their requirements. the final letter 1763 of this date has been returned with a private note intimating that no letter from this department could be received, unless it had passed through the Military Secretary and that previous replies were made in error. The Service has therefore deadlock which with all my endeavor ... ... An application for the payment the military Contribution remains unnoticed and unpaid." Office or Individual. Treasury Hongkong No. 10796 (Subject.) Supply of Subsidiary Coins Date. 1876 Sept Last previous Paper DOMESTIC. 109 Forwards correspondence between Comptroller and local Treasury respecting the supply for the year 1876-77 and Requests explanations as to means adopted by Colony Indexed Copy Gov-no=123. -26 Fireth Gipx- no 136 28 October 1876. rma. 4 | 76-II & § 1000) (Minutes.) I have looked at the Gazette: there is nothing more in it than is appeal here. I wrote last week, enquiring of Cecil Smith whether he was unable to supply. Perhaps if we allowed his Charge he might supply GW Sept 5. I have spoken to Mr Cecil Smith about this. He cannot understand what is meant by calling for tenders for this supply. They have always supplied the Coinage to the Control Officer & anyone made a difficulty when it was resident.
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Coins offered by the Colonial Government being apparently surplus for tender as to their requirements. the final letter 1763 of this date has been returned with a private note intimating that no letter from this department could be received, unless it had passed through the Military Secretary and that precious replies were made in error. The Service has therefore deadlock which with all my- and endeavor of ཨཊྛིཏཾ, ... ... An come to a best wishes I cannot remove. application for the payment the militarie Contribution remains unnoticed and unpoid." Office or Individual. Treanery Hengsting No. 10796 (Subject.) Suasury Supply of Subsidiary Coms Date. 1876 Sept Last previous Paper DOMESTIC. 109 Forwards correspondener between Commersaient local Treasury respecting the supply for the Chast Requests explanations as to means tatter by Colony and Indexed Copy Gov-n=123. -26 Fireth Gipx- no 136 28 October 1876. rma. 4 | 76-II & § 1000)] whate the Conis veind. Recole (Minutes.) I have looked at the Gazette: there Whing more in it than is appeal here. Love last weebt, enquiring hur Cecil Smith Caro. was Dahaps if we plowed his Chere Perhaps he might repofoly with an anway, GW Sept 5. Thave spoken to Mr Ceil Smith about this. auz mare He cannot undentands than dean what is meant by calling for tenders for this hebiding. Hesap thy have always Coinmay Inpplied the Control Officer & anjome Made a difficulty when it now sident.
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Coins

offered by the Colonial Government being apparently surplus

for tender as

to their requirements. the final letter 1763 of this date has been returned with a private note intimating that no letter from this department could be received, unless it had passed through

the Military Secretary and that precious

replies

were made in error.

The Service has therefore deadlock which with all my-

and endeavor

of

ཨཊྛིཏཾ, ... ... ས

An

come

to a

best wishes

I cannot remove. application

for

the

payment

the militarie Contribution remains

unnoticed and unpoid."

Office or Individual.

Treanery

Hengsting No. 10796

(Subject.)

Suasury Supply of Subsidiary Coms

Date.

1876

Sept

Last previous Paper

DOMESTIC.

109

Forwards correspondener between Commersaient

local Treasury respecting the supply for the Chast Requests explanations as to means tatter by Colony

and

Indexed

Copy Gov-n=123.

-26

Fireth Gipx- no 136 28 October 1876.

rma. 4 | 76-II & § 1000)]

whate the Conis veind.

Recole

(Minutes.)

I have looked at the Gazette:

there

Whing more in it than is appeal here.

Love last weebt, enquiring

hur Cecil Smith

Caro.

was

Dahaps if we plowed his Chere

Perhaps

he might repofoly

with an

anway,

GW Sept 5.

Thave spoken to Mr Ceil Smith

about this.

auz mare

He cannot undentands

than dean what is meant

by calling for tenders for this hebiding.

Hesap thy have always

Coinmay

Inpplied the Control Officer & anjome Made a difficulty when it now sident.

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